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UP inspected other locos and determinded 4014 to be in the most suitable condition for reactivation. The museum was prepared to exchange it for some replacement items.

I was surprised myself as some of the other units were housed indoors with 4014 housed outdoors in Califiornia. 4005 I think is undercover 4006 and 4012 the same. 4018 may also be

4018 was moved by rail between museums in 2013 although not under steam that I can find.x31

When it was moved they cut the piston rods. There was a plan in the late 1990's to reactivate 4018 for a movie; prior to the "vandalism" on the piston rods. When I visited 4014 it was regarded as the most complete. The staff told me that when they needed to move 4014, a gentle shove from tractor was all that was required.

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UP inspected other locos and determinded 4014 to be in the most suitable condition for reactivation. The museum was prepared to exchange it for some replacement items.

I was surprised myself as some of the other units were housed indoors with 4014 housed outdoors in Califiornia. 4005 I think is undercover 4006 and 4012 the same. 4018 may also be

4018 was moved by rail between museums in 2013 although not under steam that I can find.

When it was moved they cut the piston rods. There was a plan in the late 1990's to reactivate 4018 for a movie; prior to the "vandalism" on the piston rods. When I visited 4014 it was regarded as the most complete. The staff told me that when they needed to move 4014, a gentle shove from tractor was all that was required.Groover

Although 4014 was housed outside in Pomona it only rains for around less than 20 days per year (average max rainfall 17 inches) and the Rail Giants Museum regularly serviced the loco which is why UP picked it.

There would be little difficulty in making new piston rods even if they were one piece with the pistons, there are still plenty of forging firms in both Britain and Europe that can do such work. The problem is likely to be the boilers. For these to be in good condition they would need to have been shut down properly THEN looked after. Shutting down properly means draining the boiler COMPLETELY while it is still hot, then removing some plugs to allow air to flow freely through the boiler to keep it dry.

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UP inspected other locos and determinded 4014 to be in the most suitable condition for reactivation. The museum was prepared to exchange it for some replacement items.

I was surprised myself as some of the other units were housed indoors with 4014 housed outdoors in Califiornia. 4005 I think is undercover 4006 and 4012 the same. 4018 may also be

4018 was moved by rail between museums in 2013 although not under steam that I can find.

When it was moved they cut the piston rods. There was a plan in the late 1990's to reactivate 4018 for a movie; prior to the "vandalism" on the piston rods. When I visited 4014 it was regarded as the most complete. The staff told me that when they needed to move 4014, a gentle shove from tractor was all that was required.Groover

4018's piston rods were cut in the early 1960's, not as part of its 2013 move.

The pity in some ways was that UP stored 4023 at Cheyanne, with 3985, for many years with perhaps a long term view towards overhaul in some far distant (from 1962's perspective) time. It ended up in 'that' park, almost irrecoverable.

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Can't seem to see either of those and I have a facebook account.TheFish

When I made that link the FB page was accessible to all and contained a video of 4014 in regular steam service, including some shots of its driving controls. The page has changed since then, becoming accessible only to FB members and, so far as I can tell, omitting the video.

Here is an alternative, a teaser for a commercial DVD on all members of the 4000 class in operation.

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UP inspected other locos and determinded 4014 to be in the most suitable condition for reactivation. The museum was prepared to exchange it for some replacement items.

I was surprised myself as some of the other units were housed indoors with 4014 housed outdoors in Califiornia. 4005 I think is undercover 4006 and 4012 the same. 4018 may also be

4018 was moved by rail between museums in 2013 although not under steam that I can find.

When it was moved they cut the piston rods. There was a plan in the late 1990's to reactivate 4018 for a movie; prior to the "vandalism" on the piston rods. When I visited 4014 it was regarded as the most complete. The staff told me that when they needed to move 4014, a gentle shove from tractor was all that was required.

4018's piston rods were cut in the early 1960's, not as part of its 2013 move.

The pity in some ways was that UP stored 4023 at Cheyanne, with 3985, for many years with perhaps a long term view towards overhaul in some far distant (from 1962's perspective) time. It ended up in 'that' park, almost irrecoverable.Spinner5711

Correct, they were cut on the move to the original museum. My apologies.